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Biodegradable and biocompatible inorganic-organic hybrid materials: 4. Effect of acid content and water content on the incorporation of aliphatic polyesters into silica by the sol-gel process
Tian, Dong; Blacher, Silvia; Jérôme, Robert
1999In Polymer, 40 (4), p. 951-957
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Keywords :
sol-gel; nanostructured material; nanocomposite
Abstract :
[en] The extent of poly -caprolactone (PCL) incorporation into silica networks prepared by the sol-gel process depends on the HCl:tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) molar ratio and the H2O:TEOS molar ratio, as well. The PCL incorporation increases with the concentration of the acid used as the catalyst. Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) indicates that increasing the acid concentration or decreasing the water content results in a higher glass transition temperature for the organic component in the hybrid materials, whereas the modulus does not change significantly. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) data agree with a nanoscopic phase separation of the two constitutive components: the organic polymer and the silica network. The characteristic length of this two-phase structure increases with acid content (except for the lower HCl:TEOS molar ratio of 0.05) and with water content (except for the higher H2O:TEOS molar ratio of 2.0). The structure of the PCL/SiO2 interface is mass fractal and the structure is more open when the acid content is lower or the water content higher.
Research center :
Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Disciplines :
Materials science & engineering
Chemistry
Author, co-author :
Tian, Dong;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Blacher, Silvia ;  University of Liège > Department of Applied Chemistry > Laboratory of Chemical Engineering
Jérôme, Robert ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Language :
English
Title :
Biodegradable and biocompatible inorganic-organic hybrid materials: 4. Effect of acid content and water content on the incorporation of aliphatic polyesters into silica by the sol-gel process
Publication date :
February 1999
Journal title :
Polymer
ISSN :
0032-3861
eISSN :
1873-2291
Publisher :
Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford, United Kingdom
Volume :
40
Issue :
4
Pages :
951-957
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
BELSPO - SPP Politique scientifique - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique
Commentary :
The authors acknowledge Polymer (Elsevier) for allowing them to archive this paper.
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